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USA Today
a day ago
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- USA Today
Boston Celtics big Neemias Queta gets 12 points, 7 rebounds with Portugal vs. Sweden
Boston Celtics big man Neemias Queta continues to play well for the Portuguese National Team in FIBA EuroBasket exhibition warmups. The Lisbon native put up another solid stat line in a tilt with the Swedish National Team on Saturday (Aug. 16) afternoon, logging 12 points, 7 rebounds, and 1 block in just 15 minutes of floor time. The Celtics center shot a very efficient 5-of-7 from the field overall, and went 2-of-3 from the free throw line for good measure. Ahead of what is looking like a campaign that will see Queta take on a much bigger role with Boston, this is exactly the sort of thing one wants to see, especially given the fact that he is not all that far removed from offseason knee surgery. The man behind the "Tomasz Kordylewski" YouTube channel put together a clip of his best play from that friendly. Check it out below! Listen to "Havlicek Stole the Pod" on: Spotify: iTunes: YouTube:
Chicago Tribune
4 days ago
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- Chicago Tribune
Benet senior Emma Briggs doesn't drive yet. Committing to Furman, though, she knows where she wants to go.
As Benet's Emma Briggs begins her senior year, she still requires a ride to school every day. But she knows exactly where she's going. 'I was giving her grief about not having her driver's license yet,' Benet coach Joe Kilbride said. 'She's young for her class, but she's always been very mature. She's very well-spoken and emotionally mature.' Briggs won't turn 17 until December, but the versatile 6-footer already has her life plan mapped out. 'I think that being a basketball player, we are always very prone to injuries,' she said. 'We are always aware of that, so I want to be an orthopedic surgeon. I want to be a part of other athletes' recovery from basketball injuries.' So Briggs considered academics in her search for a Division I program, and she committed to Furman this week. 'That was one of the things that attracted her to it is that academically it's very good,' Kilbride said. 'She had a number of schools interested in her, including several Ivy League, but Furman kind of fit what she was looking for. 'They seemed to really value what she brings as a player, so I think it's going to be a great fit from that perspective.' Briggs was playing with her AAU team in a tournament in Rock Hill, South Carolina, which is less than 100 miles from Furman's campus in Greenville. Furman's coaches were in attendance. 'I was injured for most of those games, but I went on a visit right after, and they offered me on the visit,' Briggs said. 'I had a great time on my visit, so that was definitely one of the deciding factors. 'It's also near where my parents are going to move when I graduate, so anywhere close to that was helpful.' The Briggs family will be relocating to Charlotte. 'It's like two hours away,' she said. 'So it's close enough that they can come to home games.' Briggs is the second member of Benet's senior class to commit to a Division I program, joining Richmond-bound guard Bridget Rifenburg. Both are four-year varsity players and have similar skills. 'I think Bridget and Emma are both wings in college, but in high school they are so versatile,' Kilbride said. 'Both of them are like the definition of this positionless basketball you keep hearing people talk about. 'They can guard multiple positions. Offensively, they can play multiple positions.' That will be a key for the Redwings (29-3), who don't have a lot of size. Briggs and Rifenburg will probably be post defenders but could play anywhere on offense. 'We're planning to run some stuff where both of them would be initiating it, almost like the Nuggets do with (Nikola) Jokic,' Kilbride said. 'Because both of them are really good ball handlers, they're great going downhill. They're good passers.' Briggs, who averaged 10.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists last season, is coming off a third straight summer of competing for Great Britain in the FIBA EuroBasket tournament. This year, she helped Great Britain finish sixth in the B Division of the women's U18 tournament in Lithuania. 'Playing for Great Britain, I think she's gotten a lot of exposure playing against different players,' Rifenburg said. 'She's gotten so good at playmaking, and she's a really good passer. 'That helps so much because being a defender, it's hard to know what she's going to do. It kind of keeps us on our toes, and I think that makes her really dangerous.' Rifenburg isn't surprised that Briggs aspires to be a surgeon. 'She's extremely smart,' Rifenburg said. 'She's a critical thinker, and I think she definitely looks at basketball that way too. 'She's very unselfish on the court and even in the classroom. If I'm ever struggling at math or need help at anything, she's always there to help me. She's a great person on and off the court.' Briggs said she's excited for her final season with the Redwings, who are aiming to return to the state semifinals after losing to Waubonsie Valley in a Class 4A sectional championship game in each of the past two seasons. 'Especially now that me and Bridget are seniors, we're going to put everything out,' Briggs said. 'Coach Kilbride said that good teams are made of unselfish players and great teammates make great leaders. 'So I think me and Bridget have to be those leaders who are unselfish and are looking out for the team in general. We're not the type of people to be selfish on the court. I think we'll do great this year.'
Indianapolis Star
28-07-2025
- Sport
- Indianapolis Star
Indiana basketball adds 'talented big man' to fill out Darian DeVries' first team
Darian DeVries added another player to his first Indiana basketball roster Monday. The Hoosiers announced Andrej Acimovic, a 6-foot-11 center from Bijeljina, Bosnia, would receive the 13th scholarship for the 2025-26 season. Acimovic played four games in the Under-19 ABA League with Igokea, the top league in his region, and averaged 17.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game while making 65.9% from the field (1 for 5 on 3s) and 65.2% on 23 free throw attempts. 'Andrej is a talented big man that we are excited to get in our program and develop,' DeVries said. 'He has good size and is able to score the basketball in different ways. He is strong on the glass and has good defensive instincts and timing when blocking shots.' The Hoosiers held two scholarship spots in case NCAA eligibility waivers were approved for Anthony Leal or Luke Goode. But it became clear that Leal's waiver was denied when IU added Aleksa Ristic in June. Goode announced earlier this month that his waiver was denied, and he went into detail about the process of the waiver after playing in The Basketball Tournament. Acimovic showcased the ability to shoot from the perimeter while playing in the second senior division level in Bosnia. There he was highly efficient, converting 65.3% of chances and was 39% on 3-pointers while averaging 17.3 points and 7.7 rebounds per game. He joins IU as a freshman with four years of eligibility. 'Indiana is going to be in good hands.' Luke Goode prepared to play for IU basketball, Darian DeVries, take his word U19 ABA League: 17.5 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 2.3 bpg in four games 2024 U18 FIBA EuroBasket Division B: 8.3 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 1.8 apg in four games 2022 U16 FIBA EuroBasket Division B: 17 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 1 apg in seven games Acimovic is adept at getting post position with two feet in the paint or on either block. Highlights showed that he favors scoring over his left shoulder, sometimes using a right-handed hook shot. He also uses spin moves to create space. Acimovic can get the defense out of position in a number of ways, either on post-up touches or as a roll man off the pick-and-roll. He's comfortable finding the open man for easy assists, and he stayed balanced enough to score. The part of his game that doesn't show up in high quantities is his passing ability, and really his IQ. Acimovic doesn't panic when under pressure of a double team or a swarming defense. He can find a cutter, a relocating shooter or simply the open man. Defensively, he showed an ability to use his reach to swat shots. He had a knack for staying vertical until the ball was shown. And he even could rotate over and square up to make shots difficult for cutters.
NBC Sports
23-07-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Giannis Antetokounmpo confirmed to play for Greece in EuroBasket this summer
Giannis Antetokounmpo will play for Greece in FIBA EuroBasket. This is not a surprise — he had said that if he were healthy, he would play — but is now confirmed by the Greek national team. 20 years later, Hellas for the title? 🇬🇷🏆#EuroBasket | #MakeYourMark Antetokounmpo is the reason Greece is a threat in the tournament, which begins on Aug. 27 and runs almost up to the start of NBA training camps. Antetokounmpo was the leading scorer at the Paris Olympics last summer, averaging 25.8 points along with 6.3 rebounds, 3.5 assists across four games (Greece made it out of group play in the tournament but was knocked out in the quarterfinals by Germany). Antetokounmpo also was the leading scorer at the 2022 EuroBasket averaging 29.3 points, 8.8 rebounds and 4.7 assists a game. While Antetokounmpo's name was frequently mentioned in trade speculation all summer, he has said he would 'probably' return to the Bucks next season, and most around the league expect that outcome. Antetokounmpo and Luka Doncic of Slovenia headline the NBA players participating in the European championships. Among the other NBA players expected to suit up are Alperen Sengun of Turkiye, Zaccharie Risacher and Alex Sarr for France, Franz Wagner for Germany, Kristaps Porzingis for Latvia and Nikola Vukcevic for Montenegro. Nikola Jokic's status for Serbia remains unknown. While he is on the preliminary 19-man roster the nation had to submit, his plans for the tournament itself are undecided (at least publicly). Victor Wembanyama is out for France, recovering from a blood clot issue in his shoulder, and Rudy Gobert will also not suit up for a French team that won the silver medal at the Paris Olympics a year ago.
Yahoo
21-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Wisconsin basketball signee shines in FIBA EuroBasket championship
Wisconsin basketball signee Lithuanian forward Aleksas Bieliauskas fared well in the FIBA U20 EuroBasket championship game on Sunday. In more than 30 minutes of action, Bieliauskas tallied a team-high 17 points and 12 rebounds, while shooting 7-of-15 from the floor and 3-of-7 from 3-point range. That production was not enough to lift Lithuania to the championship, however, as Italy triumphed 83-66. The performance caps off an impressive FIBA EuroBasket circuit for the incoming Badger. In seven games, he averaged 12.4 points, 8.3 rebounds and 0.9 blocks per game in 24.4 minutes. Sunday's 17-point, 12-rebound showing was his best performance, leading a 10-point, 11-rebound output in the group stage against Greece, 15-point games against both Romania and Poland, and a 16-point, seven-rebound effort in a quarterfinal win over Slovenia. Bieliauskas committed to the Badgers back in April, reportedly choosing them over significant interest from Kansas. He most recently averaged 12.1 points, 6.8 rebounds and one block per game for Zalgiris II in Lithuania's second-tier minor league. Notably, the forward's addition followed the offseason departure of depth forward Xavier Amos, a move that significantly thinned out Wisconsin's frontcourt rotation. The Badgers have since also added Temple transfer Elijah Gray to further bolster the position. Bieliauskas projects to play a depth role as a freshman with the Badgers in 2025-26. He, sophomore Riccardo Greppi and freshman Will Garlock will contend for minutes behind the team's top frontcourt trio of Nolan Winter, Portland transfer Austin Rapp and Gray. For more, here is our latest projection for Wisconsin's starting lineup and rotation entering the 2025-26 season. Contact/Follow on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on to follow ongoing coverage of Wisconsin Badgers news, notes and opinion This article originally appeared on Badgers Wire: Wisconsin basketball Aleksas Bieliauskas stats FIBA EuroBasket final
